New York S 8932: Establishes a persistent domestic violence offender registry

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S08932 Summary:

BILL NOS08932A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10453

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SPONSORMATTERA

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO, CHAN, GRIFFO, MARTINS, MURRAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, STEC, TEDISCO, WEBER,
 WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-aa, Exec L

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Establishes a persistent domestic violence offender registry of individuals convicted of multiple domestic violence offenses, which is available for public inquiry.

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BILL NOS08932A

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01/16/2026REFERRED TO CODES

02/04/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

02/04/2026PRINT NUMBER 8932A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8932--A

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MATTERA, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CHAN, GRIFFO, MARTINS,
 OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, STEC, TEDISCO, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a
 persistent domestic violence offender registry

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Savanna's Law".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-aa to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 837-aa. Persistent domestic violence offender registry. 1. As used
 6 in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 7 (a) "Convicted" and "conviction" mean a verdict of guilty by a judge
 8 or jury or a plea of guilty and include a plea of nolo contendere and a
 9 best interest plea accepted by the court.
 10 (b) "Victim of domestic violence" has the same meaning as defined in
 11 section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law.
 12 (c) "Persistent domestic violence offender" means a person who:
 13 (i) has been convicted in this state of a domestic violence offense;
 14 and
 15 (ii) has at least one prior conviction for a domestic violence
 16 offense.
 17 (d) "Domestic violence" means an act which would constitute a
 18 violation of the penal law, including, but not limited to acts consti-
 19 tuting disorderly conduct, harassment, aggravated harassment, sexual
 20 misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse, stalking, criminal
 21 mischief, menacing, reckless endangerment, kidnapping, assault,
 22 attempted assault, attempted murder, criminal obstruction of breathing
 23 or blood circulation, strangulation, identity theft, grand larceny or
 24 coercion, which have been committed by a family or household member of
 25 the victim.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14459-02-6

 S. 8932--A 2

 1 (e) "Family or household members" mean the following individuals:
 2 (i) persons related by consanguinity or affinity;
 3 (ii) persons legally married to one another;
 4 (iii) persons formerly married to one another regardless of whether
 5 they still reside in the same household;
 6 (iv) persons who have a child in common regardless of whether such
 7 persons are married or have lived together at any time;
 8 (v) unrelated persons who are continually or at regular intervals
 9 living in the same household or who have in the past continually or at
 10 regular intervals lived in the same household;
 11 (vi) persons who are not related by consanguinity or affinity and who
 12 are or have been in an intimate relationship regardless of whether such
 13 persons have lived together at any time. Factors that may be considered
 14 in determining whether a relationship is an "intimate relationship"
 15 include, but are not limited to: the nature or type of relationship,
 16 regardless of whether the relationship is sexual in nature; the frequen-
 17 cy of interaction between the persons; and the duration of the relation-
 18 ship. Neither a casual acquaintance nor ordinary fraternization between
 19 two individuals in business or social contexts shall be deemed to
 20 constitute an "in